Holder for cemented soles.



G. E. BRITTAIN.

HOLDER FOR CEMENTED SOLES. APPLICATION FILED IAN-27. I9I4.

1,210.,040. Patented Dec. 26,1916.

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ITED STATES PA GEORGE E. BRITTAIN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO IRVING L. KEITH, OF

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HAVERI-IILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOLDER FOR CEMENTED SOLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

Application filed January 27, 1914. Serial No. 814,641.

a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented an Improvement in Holders for Cemented Soles, of which the following is a specification.

In the manufacture of shoes, it is common practice to reinforce the outer soles with tap soles which are cemented and later sewed thereto. In cementing these so-called taps to soles, it has been customary to apply a coating of cement to the contacting surfaces, place them together in the positions in which it is desired to have them adhere, and then place them in a stack of a dozen or more on a board, or holder designed for the purpose, a form generally employed being disclosed in my Letters Patent of the United States, #l,01 6,544, dated February 6, 1912. A considerable number of cemented taps and soles are thus prepared and alternately arranged 'on these holders and then these holders, with the cemented taps and soles stacked thereon, are placed in a press one on another in a stack, so that the bottom of one holder rests on the top of a stack of soles directly beneath. The whole stack of holders, with the cemented soles and taps thereon, is then subjected to pressure and permitted to remain in the press, while thus held under pressure, until the cement is thoroughly dry. This method is open to a number of serious objections, chief of which is the fact that the cement between many of the soles and taps becomes dry, before they are pressed together, because portions are not held in contact and are exposed to the air, so that, when the pressure is finally applied to bring these surfaces into contact, it is ineffective, and, as a result, only portions, if any, are caused to adhere. Furthermore, in pressing such a large number of soles together, a heavy pressure is required which is'frequently insufficient for the purpose, and, also, it is found difficult to secure the desired distribution of pressure. This method is also inconvenient in that it frequently happens that a particular lot or case of soles, held on one holder, of the various holders held in the press, is required before the others are, so that it is necessary to remove all of the holders from the press, to secure the particular one desired.

The object of my invention is to provide a sole holder of the type above referred to wlth means whereby the stack, or case of soles which is placed thereon may be compressed to the full extent desired, immediately after the piling operation has been removal of the holder from the press and the setting of it aside until the cement is dry.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the above character, in which a pressure-applying member may be forced into pressing relation with a sole- 7 supporting member, and in which a simple and durable means is providedwith which said members may be readily locked in said pressing relation while thus held, and which is adapted to permit an equally ready unlocking thereof, to permit theeasy removal of the soles after the cement is dry.

I accomplish these objects by means of a form of clamping device which comprises a pair 'of telescopically arranged clamping members, in the form of a pair of oppositely disposed U-shaped straps, one of which has cam levers thereon arranged to permit rela tive movement between the arms of the straps in one direction and to engage the arms of the other strap and prevent relative movement thereof in the opposite direction, said straps being formed to embrace 21 pair of sole holders or boards between which the soles are stacked, so that these boards may be placed in a press immediately after the soles are stacked, and forced together and locked in this position and may then be removed from the press and set aside to permit the cement to set while the pressure on the soles is retained.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a sole holder made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a part end elevation, and part cross-sea tional view at the middle thereof, showing the parts in locked position. Fig. 3 is a similar view illustrating the method of removal, and Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view of the locking means which I employ.

In the drawing the wooden sole-supporting block a, is of oblong form and provided with raised end portions, as disclosed in my said rior atent. Accordin to m invention I provide saidblock a with a rigid U-shaped flat metal strap 5, which is preferably firmly secured thereto midway thereof, with its intermediate portion extending across the under side thereof, and within a recess formed therein, so that the lower side of said strap is flush with the bottom of the block. The sides or arms 6, of said strap each extend vertically at each side of the block for a suit-able distance, forming standards which may be varied according. to the height of the stack of soles which is to be placed on the holder. A wooden presserblock 0 is provided. which is of the same length, but of somewhat less width than thebase block a and has suflicient rigidity to revent ieldin under ordinar conditions of use. A rigid, U-shaped, flat metal strap d is also provided which is adapted to be placed astride the block 0, so that its side sections, or arms d may depend perpendicularly therefrom, the distance between the outer sides of said arms d being slightly less than. that between'theinner sides of the standards 5, so that the former may move freely between the latter, telescopically, as

shown in Fig. 2. Clips 6 are mounted on the upper end-portions of the standards 6, said end-portions being thickened to increase the strength thereof, and are securedin position thereon by pivots f on which cam-levers g are mounted, said levers being arranged in apertures 6 which extend through said standards Z2, and said pivots being eX- tended through thestandards at each side of said apertures and through the sides of said clips in suchposition that the inwardly bent end-portions e of said clips may firmly engage the. outer sides of the standards I). Theinner-portions e of said clips are held at a distance from the inner sides of said standards which is slightly greater than the thickness of the. arms d and the distance between the sides ofsaid clips is made to correspond to the width of said arms (Z, to permit. said arms cZto slide freely in the sockets thus formed therefor.

The inner ends of the cam-levers g are formed eccentrically with relation to their pivots. and are so arranged that, when the outer ends of said levers are moved down, either by gravity or by hand, their inner or eccentrically formed ends will be forced against the sides of the arms d and spring them.- inwardly slightly and press them against the inner surfaces of the clip portions 6 as shown in Fig. 4, so that said arms will be caused to have a strong frictional engagement with said clips. After these parts. have thus beenbrought into engagement, any, tendency to draw, the arms cl upward from the base block a will tend to swing the cam levers g inwardly still more. so that said levers will bind said arms all the more tightly against the clip-por- The manner in which the device is em-,

ployed is as follows :The presser block a and U-shaped strap (Z. having been removed, the cemented taps and soles are piled toe to toe alternately on thebase or sole-supporting block in two stacks, as indicated in Fig. 1, and as described in my said prior patent, and when the desired number of soles and taps have thus been. placed thereon the pressure block 0 is laid on top thereof, and the strap (Z- is placed astride the same and its arms (1 are passed. down into the clips 6,

so that its middle portion may be pressed firmly against said block 0. The stacks of soles will thus be held in the positions in which they were piled while the whole device isv then placed between the'members m, a, of a press, and the two blocks a and 0 are forced together so that the soles andtaps are pressed together to the desired extent, as shown in Fig. 1. As the arms (5 are forced inwardly, the cam-levers will be automatically held in gripping engagement therewith by the gravity of, the outer portions thereof, so that, as soon as the, downward pressure of the press is removed, said lovers will automatically grip the armsand hold them from upwardnmovement. The holder may thenbe-removed from the press and the pressure which was applied thereby to the holder will, to a large extent, at, least, be retained automatically. However, as a slight outward movement of the arms may occur before the cam-levers grip the arms with sufiicient force to hold them, I consider it preferable to press down said levers by hand before removing the pressure of; the press, s o that, all the pressure thus applied will be retained. The holder is then removed from the press, so that the soles in another holder may be pressed together immediately thereafter in the same press, each successive holder being set aside until the cement is dry. After the cement becomes dry I the soles are removed from their respective holders by merely inverting the holder and holding it by the base plateand then striking the middle portion of the strap (Z against the floor or bench, so that the strain onthe leversh is sufliciently relieved to, per mit them to be thrown down by the force of the blow, as shown in Fig. 3, completely disengaging them from the arms (Z. .sovthat the standards 6 may then be withdrawn from the arms 03, thereby permitting the soles to be readily removed.

The whole device is of simple and durable construction and, by providing frictional engaging devices for locking the plates together, the locking may be performed at any point, within the necessary limits, to which the presser-block is forced by the press, so that all pressure secured by the press is retained, and the effectiveness of the locking parts will not be appreciably affected by wear.

When employing devices of the above described character, the work of cementing the taps and soles may be much more efiectively accomplished, with my improved device, than with my prior device, as the full pressure may be applied as soon as the soles are stacked and before the cement becomes dry, so that the pieces will be caused to adhere firmly. My improved holders are also more convenient, as they do not have to be piled in a press, and any particular holder may be opened without disturbing any other holder, which is a matter of great convenience in a shoe factory. Also a fewer number of holders are necessary to do the same amount of work.

I claim 1. A compressible holder for a stack of cemented soles comprising a sole-supporting member and a presser member arranged thereover, oppositely disposed arms engaging said members and arranged to overlap in longitudinal sliding relation, and frictional engaging devices interposed between said arms and constructed and arranged to be gravity actuated, when the holder is in upright position, to lock said arms to prevent separation of said members in the different positions of pressing relation to which they may be forced and to be similarly actuated to release said members when the holder is inverted.

2. In combination with a pair of members connected telescopically with one another, a dog operating to grip one of the members and prevent movement between the members in one direction for a given position of the assembled members, and for releasing said members for an inverted position of the members.

3. In combination with a pair of members connected telescopically with one another, a cam operating to grip one of the members and prevent movement between the members in one direction for a given position of the assembled members, and for releasing said members for an inverted position of the members.

l. A compressible sole-holder comprising a pair of superimposed sole-engaging members, an arm arranged to engage one member and extending toward the other member, a frictional locking device connected to the latter member constructed and arranged to be gravity actuated, when said holder is in upright position to engage said arm and lock said members in the difierent relative positions of pressure to which said members may be forced, and to be similarly actuated to release said members when said holder is in verted.

5. A compressible sole-holder comprising a pair of superimposed sole-engaging members, an arm arranged to engage one member and extending toward the other member, and a locking-lever, having a cam-shaped head, pivoted on the latter member, con structed and arranged to be gravity actuated, when said holder is in upright position, to engage said arm and lock said members in the different relative positions of pressure to which said members may be forced, and to be similarly actuated to release said members when said holder is inverted.

6. A compressible sole-holder comprising a pair of superimposed sole-engaging members, an arm arranged to engage one member and extending toward the other member, and a locking lever pivoted on the latter member and having a cam-shaped head at one end and constructed and arranged to be actuated by the gravity of the opposite end portion thereof when said holder is in upright position to move into frictional engagement with said arm, to lock said members in the different relative positions of pressure to which they may be forced, and to be similarly actuated to disengage said arm when the holder is inverted.

7. A sole-clamping holder comprising a sole-supporting member and a pressing member arranged thereover, arms engaged with one of said members and extending perpendicularly at each side thereof toward the other member, a pair of cam levers pivotally mounted on the latter member, each lever having a camshaped head at one end arranged to be actuated by the gravity of the opposite end-portions thereof, when the holder is in upright position, to move its head into frictional engagement with one of said arms, to lock said members in the different relative positions of pressure to which they may be forced, and to be oppositely actuated to disengage said arms.

8. A sole-clamping holder comprising a sole-supporting member and a presser member arranged thereover, oppositely disposed arms engaging said members and arranged to overlap in longitudinal sliding relation, and frictional devices engaging said arms and constructed and arranged to be gravity actuated when the holder is in upright posltion, to lock said arms together and prevent separation of said members in the clifferent positions of pressing relation to which they may be forced, and to be oppositely actuated to release said memberswhen the holder is inverted.

9. A sole-clamping device comprising a pair of oppositely disposed soleengaging members, one having two resilient, approximately parallel arms connected thereto and extending therefrom in oppositely disposed positions, and the other having similarly disposed clamping faces, with which the inner sides of said arms are arranged to be held in sliding engagement, and having cam levers pivoted thereon and arranged to engage the outer sides of said arms, to press the inner sides thereof into locking engagement with the corresponding faces over which they are arranged to slide, the frictional engagement of said arms with said levers, when moved inthe direction to permit separation of said members, tending to swing said levers in the direction to cause locking engagement of said faces and said levers with the opposite sides of said arms.

10. A sole-clamping device comprising a pair of sole-engaging members, each having a pair of oppositely disposed, overlapping arms connected thereto and extending there from in sliding engagement, each arm of one pair having a clamping face and a camlever thereon, between which the corre-' sponding arm of the other pair slides, and each lever being arranged to engage one side of the corresponding opposite arm to press the opposite'side thereof into locking engagement with the clamping face of the arm on which the lever is mounted, when swung in the direction which the frictional engagement of said opposite arm tends to swing it when moved in the direction to permit separation of said clamping members.

11. A sole-clamping device comprising a pair of oppositely disposed sole-engaging members, a U-shaped strap extending about the outer side of each member and having the opposite arms thereof overlapping in longitudinal sliding relation, and a cam lever pivotally mounted on each arm of one of said straps and arranged to engage the outer side of the corresponding opposite arm of the other strap and lock said arms together by frictional engagement when swung in the direction which the frictional engagement of said opposite arm tends to swing it when moved in the direction to permit separation of said members.

12. A sole-clamping device comprising a pair of oppositely disposed sole-engaging members, a U-shaped strap of slightly resilient material extending about the outer side of each member and having the opposite arms of one pair lying outside of the arms of the other pair and overlapping in longitudinal sliding engagement, a cam le ver pivoted on each arm of the inner pair in position to engage the outer side of the 1 ,aropao corresponding. outer arm and force said arms into locking engagement when swung in the direction which the frictional. engagement of the outer a rm tends to swing it when moved in the direction to-permit separation of said members,

13. A sole-holder-comprising a: base-mem ber and a presser-member, each having a pair of arms disposed 1n parallelism at opposite sides thereof, one arm of? each member extending oppositely in sliding relation to the corresponding arm of the other member, and a pair of cam-levers pivoted, respectively, on the arms of the base member and operating to swing downward to grip the corresponding arms'ofthe' presser memher and prevent separation of the members and to swing upwardly to release said members and permit separation thereof;

14, A sole-clamping device comprising? a pair of pressing members, each having a pair of rigid, slightly resilient, and approximately parallel arms extending oppositely i and overlapping in slidingrelation, and: locking means carried by each arm of one pair, arranged to be forced into frictional locking engagement with: one side of the corresponding arm of the other pair, to'

a pair of camlevers pivotally mounted onthe other member in position to swing downwardly, in the upright position of said holder, and operating to grip said arms at different points in the different relative po sitions of said members and prevent separation thereof, and to swing upwardly to release said members and permit separation thereof.

16. A sole-holdercomprising-an elongated base member and a corresponding presser member arrangedv thereover, each member having a pair of' arms disposed at opposite sides thereof, one arm of each member extending oppositely in sliding relation to the corresponding arm of the other member, a pair of cam-levers pivoted, respectively, on the arms of one of said members, in oppositely disposed positions, and operating to swing downwardly when the holder is in an upright position, to grip the corresponding arms of the other member and prevent separation thereof, and to swing upwardly to release said arms and permit separation thereof.

17 A sole holder comprising an elongated base member with a corresponding presser member arranged thereover, each member having agpa-ir of arms disposed at opposite sides thereof, and all of said arms arranged in the same vertical plane, and extending oppositely, in sliding relation, a pair of cam levers pivoted, respectively, on the basemember arms, in oppositely disposed positions, and operating to swing downwardly in the plane of said arms to grip the corresponding presser member arms and prevent separation of said members, and to swing upwardly to release said arms and permit separation thereof.

18. A sole-holder comprising a base mem ber and a presser member, each having a pair of arms arranged telescopically with one another in oppositely disposed positions, a pair of cam-levers pivoted, respectively, on the arms of one of said members and operating to swing downwardly to grip the corresponding member of the other member and prevent separation of the members, and to swing upwardly to release said arms and permit separation thereof.

19. A sole-holder comprising a supporting member, having a pair of standards extending vertically at opposite sides thereof, a presser member arranged thereover, a U- shaped strap extending over said presser member and having its arms depending in longitudinal sliding relation with said standards, and a pair of dogs pivotally mounted one on each standard and operating to swing downward to grip the corresponding arms of said strap to hold the same against upward movement and to swing upward to release said arms and permit separation of the members.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. E. BRITTAIN.

Witnesses L. H. HARRIMAN, O. B. Borronrr.

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